We are pleased to announce the 2016 Promise Fund Grant recipients. This year $3,961 was awarded to three local organizations for a variety of programs and projects. Promise Grants provide support to charitable organizations addressing the needs of the underserved and often dismissed populations in DeKalb County.

The Promise Fund inspires the community to build leadership skills and empower the underserved population within DeKalb County. The Wiegele Family Early Childhood Literacy Fund supports early childhood literacy for underserved populations with very young children (birth to kindergarten), including their parents.

2017 Promise Fund Grants:

Organization Name

Grant Purpose

Grant Amount

DeKalb Public Library

for books and to expand story time program for children in the Early Learning and Development Center

$2,000

FLAP

for community legal education workshops, including introducing the Mexican Consulate Mobile Office and presentations on human labor trafficking to DeKalb County

$1,000

Littlejohn Elementary School

provide social justice education to students on tolerance and understanding of all backgrounds by purchasing books on diversity, respect, and bullying

$1,200

Love and Faith In Action

to purchase textbooks, workbooks, teacher guides and teaching materials to support free ESL classes to clients

$961

Total awarded in grant support

$5,161

Applications for Promise Grants are available starting in October of each year and due by mid-November.

Join us in providing opportunity and inspiration to the underserved in DeKalb County! To discuss your charitable interests, make a gift in support of Promise Fund Grants, or learn more about the Community Foundation, please contact Executive Director Dan Templin, at 815-748-5383 or dan@dekalbccf.org.